Washing-machine



(No Model.)

M. LAFOND & L. HAMLIN. WASHING MACHINE.

No. 594,088. v Patented Nov. 23, 1897.

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MOSES LAFONl) AND LOUIS HAMLIN, OF LITTLE FALLS, MINNESOTA;

WASHlNG-MAQHINE.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 594,088, datedNovember 23, 1897.

Application filed January 7, 1897.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

' Be it known that we, MOSES LAFOND and LOUIS HAMLIN, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Little Falls, in the county of Morrison andState of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWVashing-Machines; and we do hereby declare the following to be afull,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

Our invention relates to improvements in washing-machines, and has forits object the production of a simple, durable, and efficient device ofthis general character provided with actuating mechanism of novelconstruction designed to facilitate the rapid and economicalmanipulation of the machine proper.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of our devicecomplete. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the cover.

Referring to the numerals on the drawings, 1 indicates the body orreceptacle of our Washer, consisting, preferably, of a pair ofelliptical side pieces 2 and 3 and an intermediate curved strip 4,constituting the bottom, ends, and top of the receptacle.

5 indicates the open top of the washer, provided at one side with avertical wringer 6, supported by suitable braces 7, and which isdesigned to wring the clothes when they are removed from the receptacleafter the dirt has been removed. A suitable cover 8 is preferablyprovided for closing the open top 5 during the agitation of the body, ina manner to be described, for the purpose of cansing the water tocirculate violently through the fabric and to clean the same.

9 indicates the supporting-frame ofv our device, consisting of two pairsof upwardly-converging standards 10 upon opposite sides of the bodypart, connected by transverse braces 11, suitable bearings '12 beingprovided at the upper extremities of the standards for the re- SerialNo. 618,394. 7 (No model.)

19 and 20 indicate a pair of links pivoted at their lower extremities tothe extremities of the cross-bar 16 and at their upper extremities, asby trunnions 21, adjacent to the 0pposite ends of each of the sidepieces 2 and 3 of the receptacle.

22 indicate inclined-legs depending from the opposite sides of theopposite ends of the receptacle, designed to support the body 1 when itis removed from its frame and to limit its vibration when mounted uponsaid frame by coming in contact with the crossbraces 11. It will beobserved that by grasping the upper end of the lever 14 and oscillatingit the ends of the body will be alternately elevated and depressed,causing the washer to be violently vibrated and the material containedtherein to be thoroughly cleansed.

It may be desirable in some instances to have the receptacle of themachine located at an angle when in its normal position for the purposeof facilitating the insertion or the removal of the clothes, and it isfor this purpose that the cross-bar 16 is made adjustable upon the lowerextremity'of the lever 14, it being apparent that said adjustment willlimit the vibration to a movement which will not restore the body to itshorizontal position.

It will be observed from the foregoing that we have invented awashing-machine which may be operated with a comparatively smallexpenditure of power and which will cause the violent vibration of thereceptacle necessary to thoroughly and quickly wash the material placedwithin the washer for such purpose.

We do not desire to limit ourselves to the details of constructionherein shown and described, but reserve the right to change, modify, orvary such details within the scope of our invention.

What we claim is 1. Ina washing-machine, the combination with asupporting-frame, of a receptacle or body pivotally mounted thereon, anactuating-lever pivoted in line with the pivot of the body, a cross-barcarried at the lower end of the actuating-lever, links pivoted at theirextremities of the cross-bar and to the receptacle respectively, andinclined legs carried by the receptacle and designed to support the samewhen detached and to limit its movement when vibrated by theactuating-lever, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof We have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing" Witnesses.

MOSES LAFOND. LOUIS HAMLIN.

- Witnesses:

C. A. LINDBERGH, F. A. LINDBERGH.

